Different contact lenses suit different people and there are many factors which determine which the best ones are for each individual and indeed whether they are appropriate at all.

Although it is always best to seek advice from an optometrist, Onestopcontactlenses.co.uk has put together a guide to help people choose the right type of lenses for them.

You may appreciate the following points :

1. Lifestyle and Contact Lenses

Your lifestyle can play an important part in determining which type of contact lenses would be most suitable for you.

For instance, if you use a computer all day at work and play a sport once or twice a week then you might consider wearing glasses during the day and daily disposable lenses when you exercise.

Computer use can dry your eyes out and because contact lenses can also have a drying effect, you glasses might be most suitable for work. However, daily disposable lenses will be easier to play sport in than glasses as they will not slip or steam up. Monthly disposable lenses require a lot of cleaning and looking after and may not be used often enough to make them worthwhile if you only wear your lenses for a few hours or days each week.

If you want to wear your contact lenses socially a daily disposable progressive lens, or monovision system might be best. However, jet-setters might find glasses most suitable as contact lenses inevitably dry out whilst flying.

2. Contact Lenses and Allergies

If you suffer from hayfever, asthma or eczema you might find contact lenses uncomfortable. This is because allergies can make your eyes very sensitive which causes them to react to any protein or dirt that might get on the lenses.

If you have allergies but want to wear contact lenses, daily disposable lenses are probably the best ones to use and you should try and only wear them up to three times a week.

3. Contact Lenses and Dry Eyes

If you have particularly dry eyes you might find contact lenses that mainly contain silicone helpful. You should also use preservative-free contact lens comfort drops.

4. Contact Lenses and Hygiene

If you have a job or hobby which means that your fingernails get dirty, or if you smoke then daily disposable lenses are likely to be best for you. Daily disposable lenses, as the name suggests, are replaced every day which means that you do not have to worry about cleaning and handling them.

5. Contact Lenses and Busy Jobs

if you have a demanding job which means that you have to stay up all night (for example fire fighters and A&E doctors) extended wear lenses are often prescribed. This is because these lenses can be worn continuously for a certain period of time.

June 22nd, 2009 People who are reluctant about following instructions regarding the proper use of contact lens are on the other way increasing the risk of even blindness. Improper way of using contact lens can generate serious eye infections and that can lead to blindness.

September 23rd, 2008 Report shows that spectacles inspite of their stylish and trendy look is loosing its value among the youths. This is because of new lenses that are evolving with more improved and simplified look.

April 19th, 2006 Guidelines for contact lens wearers to protect health of your eyes from fusarium keratitis, a rare eye infection, apparently caused by Renu lens solution, by following these guidelines from the American Optometric Association:
- Carefully and regularly clean contact lenses, as directed by an optometrist and the patient information included with lens care products. - Rub the contact lenses with fingers and rinse thoroughly before soaking the lenses overnight in enough multi-purpose solution to completely cover the lens.

May 24th, 2008 The researchers at the Vision Cooperative Care Center have something to say what the contact lens users want to hear. The researchers there found that the new age overnight contact lenses are safe and fit for use.

April 21st, 2006 Beware contact lense users a fungal eye infection that can drag you to blindness has just hit Berks County. Joe Cirulli was diagnosed thursday with an infection called fusarium kerititus.

August 26th, 2008 We often listen to the people saying that they prefer to use contact lens than spectacles. But no one talks or hardly some people know about the disadvantages of ill use of contact lens.

September 16th, 2005 According to Major Steven Stetson, MD, an ophthalmologist formerly in the Air Force, LASIK can be an important component of emergency preparedness for people who are dependent on glasses or contact lenses. "LASIK is useful in two ways," Stetson explained.